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Kentucky Young Adult and Children in Public Libraries (KYAC) Conference

Virtual Conference Presentation Build a Better Book: Meaningful Making in Public Library Makerspaces October 19, 2023 1:00pm MT Presenters: Kathryn Penzkover (CU Science Discovery) and Analiza Perez-Gomez (Laredo Public Libraries)

tacile Sorry game board with audio card reader

Play for All

Blind and sighted students talking at a table.

Build a Better Book Goes to College

Assembling Inclusion

Black box with felt and 3D printed animals of a monkey, dog, bird, snake, and elephant.

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Teen participant displays his tactile book.

Designing Multi-Modal Books to Engage Youth in STEM (2017 STEM for All Video)

May 15, 2017

View a short overview of the Build a Better Book project, produced for the annual NSF STEM for All Video Showcase. This video was awarded a Presenters' Choice award in the 2017 video showcase.

A blind child explores a tactile book with her fingers.

Imagining a new way to read, one 3D-printed book at a time

July 3, 2014

CU Boulder researchers have begun a new project to create 3D-printed tactile picture books.

Blindfolded teens feel 3D-printed tactile book pages.

CU-Boulder researchers create children's books with 3-D printing

June 29, 2014

CU Boulder researchers create 3D-printed tactile books to promote literacy among young children with visual impairments.

A blind child explores a tactile picture with her fingers.

Picture books for visually impaired kids go 3D thanks to CU-Boulder research team

June 23, 2014

CU Boulder's Tom Yeh and his team collaborate with the Anchor Center for Blind Children in Denver to create 3D-printed tactile picture books for young children.